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Researchers publish comprehensive review of the benefits, risks of daily aspirin dosage

Researchers at Warwick Medical School have published the most comprehensive review of the benefits and risks of a daily dose of prophylactic aspirin and warn that greater understanding of side effects is needed.

25 Oct 2013

House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on HealthCare.gov billed as oversight, likely to focus on blame

Among those who will appear before the congressional panel will be Cheryl Campbell, senior vice president of CGI Federal Inc. She will likely be asked about the company's involvement in the bungled rollout of the online enrollment process.

25 Oct 2013

CBS finds misleading prices on federal marketplace 'shop and browse' feature

News outlets give deeper detail on the continuing problems with the federal government's online insurance system.

25 Oct 2013

Paying living donors for kidney transplantation could result in incremental cost savings

A strategy where living kidney donors are paid $10,000, with the assumption that this strategy would increase the number of transplants performed by 5% or more, would be less costly and more effective than the current organ donation system, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).

25 Oct 2013

Longer looks: Website problems 'could be worse;' why poor people take more health risks; preventing suicide

[President Barack Obama's] advisors shouldn't be surprised -- the success rate for large, multi-million dollar commercial and government IT projects is very low. The Standish Group, which has a database of some 50,000 development projects, looked at the outcomes of multimillion dollar development projects and ran the numbers for Computerworld. Of 3,555 projects from 2003 to 2012 that had labor costs of at least $10 million, only 6.4% were successful. The Standish data showed that 52% of the large projects were "challenged," meaning they were over budget, behind schedule or didn't meet user expectations. The remaining 41.4% were failures -- they were either abandoned or started anew from scratch (Patrick Thibodeau, 10/21).

25 Oct 2013

Participation in CARE for Teachers program reduces stress, improves teachers' well-being

Teacher well-being, efficacy, burnout-related stress, time-related stress and mindfulness significantly improve when teachers participate in the CARE (Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education) for Teachers program, according to Penn State researchers.

25 Oct 2013

Insurers huddle at the White House; talk health exchange technical difficulties

About a dozen CEOs from major insurance companies met with administration officials to address the online marketplace's flaws, especially those related to generating the enrollment files that the insurers receive.

25 Oct 2013

CUMC plans to build new home for Columbia University School of Nursing

Columbia University Medical Center announced plans today to build a new home for the Columbia University School of Nursing, one of the oldest nursing schools in the nation. The seven-story building will be located on existing Columbia property at the corner of W. 168th Street and Audubon Avenue, at the east end of the CUMC campus. Construction is expected to begin in late 2014.

25 Oct 2013

Experts available to discuss what people should know before trying e-cigarettes

E-cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular and widely available as the use of regular cigarettes drops. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that e-cigarette use by children doubled from 2011 and 2012.

25 Oct 2013

Endocrine Society issues Clinical Practice Guideline for polycystic ovary syndrome

The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome, the most common hormone disorder in women of reproductive age and a leading cause of infertility.

25 Oct 2013

States report vastly differently Obamacare enrollment experiences

Navigators in states relying on the federal website to enroll people in coverage are focused on education while they wait for fixes, while officials in states like New York and Washington with functional websites are reporting high demand and enrollment. Meanwhile, consumer advocates express skepticism about directing people in federal exchange states to call centers as a way to enroll.

25 Oct 2013

Health law opponents queue up new ad campaign

Americans for Prosperity, the Tea Party group that has made rolling back the health care law one of its priorities, is starting a $2 million campaign of television, radio and Internet advertisements aimed at lawmakers facing tough re-election battles in four House swing districts (Stolberg, 10/23).

25 Oct 2013

ProMedica Toledo Hospital now has new tool to help evaluate breast tissue density on mammogram

Radiologists at ProMedica Toledo Hospital Breast Care Center have a new tool to help evaluate breast tissue density on a mammogram. It's called VolparaDensity™, a breast imaging software tool that uses complex physics and software to measure the amount of tissue within a patient's breast.

25 Oct 2013

Dems grow frustrated with Obamacare website, impact on broader law

Even some Obama allies are calling for major changes -- as well as someone's firing -- after the technically flawed rollout of the health law's online insurance marketplace. Democrats are also worried about what the problems could do to support for the broader law, and some are even calling for a delay to a mandate that Americans buy insurance.

25 Oct 2013

White House to give consumers extra time to buy coverage before facing penalty

The Wednesday announcement gave people an extra six weeks -- until March 31 -- to comply with the health law's requirement that they enroll in a health plan.

25 Oct 2013

GOP reconsidering strategy on health law fight

House Republicans are seeking to shift public attention from a government shutdown over the health law to problems in the marketplace website with hearings on the issue. But GOP Senate and House leaders do not seem to have a consensus on tactics for their overall efforts on the law.

25 Oct 2013

Residents of Orange County, California nursing homes carry community-associated MRSA

More than one quarter of residents of 26 nursing homes in Orange County, California carry community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, which spread more easily, and may cause more severe infection than MRSA traditionally associated with healthcare facilities, according to a paper published in the November 2013 issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

25 Oct 2013

OPTIMISTIC study aims to reduce avoidable hospitalizations, increase access to palliative care

The OPTIMISTIC study, an innovative initiative developed by research-clinicians from Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute to improve health care, reduce avoidable hospitalizations and increase access to palliative care, is now underway in 19 nursing facilities throughout Central Indiana.

25 Oct 2013

Health law fails to bring competition to rural areas but spurs changes in mental health care

The New York Times examines the effects of the law on prices of coverage in rural areas while KHN details how therapists' may be forced to move away from their solo practices.

25 Oct 2013

CVS Caremark receives PBM and DTM accreditation from URAC

CVS Caremark announced today that it has been awarded Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) and Drug Therapy Management accreditation from URAC, a Washington, DC-based health care accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry.

24 Oct 2013

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Researchers publish comprehensive review of the benefits, risks of daily aspirin dosage

House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on HealthCare.gov billed as oversight, likely to focus on blame

CBS finds misleading prices on federal marketplace 'shop and browse' feature

Paying living donors for kidney transplantation could result in incremental cost savings

Longer looks: Website problems 'could be worse;' why poor people take more health risks; preventing suicide

Participation in CARE for Teachers program reduces stress, improves teachers' well-being

Insurers huddle at the White House; talk health exchange technical difficulties

CUMC plans to build new home for Columbia University School of Nursing

Experts available to discuss what people should know before trying e-cigarettes

Endocrine Society issues Clinical Practice Guideline for polycystic ovary syndrome

States report vastly differently Obamacare enrollment experiences

Health law opponents queue up new ad campaign

ProMedica Toledo Hospital now has new tool to help evaluate breast tissue density on mammogram

Dems grow frustrated with Obamacare website, impact on broader law

White House to give consumers extra time to buy coverage before facing penalty

GOP reconsidering strategy on health law fight

Residents of Orange County, California nursing homes carry community-associated MRSA

OPTIMISTIC study aims to reduce avoidable hospitalizations, increase access to palliative care

Health law fails to bring competition to rural areas but spurs changes in mental health care

CVS Caremark receives PBM and DTM accreditation from URAC

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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